The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-18
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William Miller, merchant tailor, Of
steubenvills, was In town yesterday on
business and shaking hands with many
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Mics Jennie Ridgley, while out pleasure
riding with an escort on Saturday night
received serious injury by having q dis.
location Of the shoulder by reason Of a
runaway. The buggy was demolished.
A festival will be held next Friday and
Saturday evenings al Ba.th's Hall, under
tho auspices Of the Catholic church,
Elaborate arrangements are being made,
and from the number OF tickets already
sold successful entertainment Is 90.
cured. 5TrJ 7 & m I.
John @. Cram, Charles D. Hall and W.
l. knight yesterday executed a coal lease
from William Il. Miller, nj Cro.s Greek
district. The lease 10 Of ten years dura.
ton with the privilege Of ton more, for
the purpose OF opening banks and mining
coal. This 10 valuable coal land, handy to
Wellsburg and near the railroad. It 10
now In the bands Of enterprisiny cisizsns,
who will 90 into tho business on an ex.
tenalvs aeale. .
William Naloney, Of Bethany, against
w(ton an Indictment for the Illegal sale oil
liquor was found, at the last term Of tho
Circuit Caass, yesterday made information
before Justlcs Quest, against Squire Bill
liags Tor ceiling whisky OIL election day
last fall. AS Billings was instrumental
In bring Maloney to jus.ics and tho latter
falling to make out bic cass, tho matter
wgB diBmiHaed by the Justice aud what ut
first bado fair 10 ahake the quietan peace.
iul seat Of learning OF Brooke county 10
to its worry centre, proved to be a bubble
and all went up In smoke. i.,35
A meeting Of tho citizens OF Bethany
was held last Saturday evening to confer
In regard 10 the matter Of securing the
location Of the Wheeling, Wellsburg 4
State Line Railway via Buffalo creek 10
the State line. The following named
gentlemen we're appointed committee i:
DR.. ]. L. Whitsitt, DR.. q. ShIiver, W. II.
Billings, Esq J. Z. Curtis and John Glib.
son. The committee met on Monday
evening and have isausd q call for a
meeting OF the citixena OF Buffalo dis.
trict, to BIZ held Mt Bethany on next Sat.
urday, October 2Srd, at o'clock p. NJ.
Joseph 4. Chamberlain waived a pre-.
|liminary hearing yesterday morning end
gave bail IN the sum Of five. hundred dol
lars for bis appearance before the next
Grand Jury, with bis father as eurety, to
snswer 10 the charge Of highway robbery.
The circumstances arc rs followa: On last
Saturday night man by the namo OF T.
Is. Dare went over 10 Brilliant, became in.
toxicsted and got into some trouble Tor
which be was locked up. Dare OF this
time had ono hundred and twenty dollars
in bis pocket. Chamberlain knowing this
intercedei with the authorities In Brilliant
and finally succeeded In getting his re-
lease, after dnpositing five dollars for his
appearance on Monday, and started to
take Dare home. Alter reaching this side,
Chamberlain stole Dare's pocket.book.
Becoming eomewhat alarmed about the
matter, no took fifty dollars out OF the
book and throw the pocket.book with the
remeindcrof the money in Dare's back
yard, and thinking he had been detected
offered Officer McHenry twenty-five dol
lars to keep his mouth ahut. Instead the
officer, alter considering the matter aud
thinking something was wrong, locked
Chamberlain up. The Mayor was sent
for and after 6 lengthy conversation with
him, he told all about the transaction aud
where the money was concealed, which
proved to be correct. Fifty dollara OF 1t
was wrapped in piece Of psper and hid
under q hoseo-bloek in front OF Barth's
store. The evidence is strong against
Chamberlain. He has made como narrow
escapes heretofore, and is thought be will
not get of go luckily this time.